going straight on; going straight ahead
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
form; shape; figure; visage
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in one's own way or style
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
progress; advance; improvement; development
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
one of these days; someday; one day
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to live; to make a living; to get on with
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing