(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
outside of; not covered by
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
that day; the very same day
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly