elder brother; elderly person
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to apologize; to apologise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
The time has come (for, to, when...); The time being ripe (for)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
disapproval; disagreement
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
immediately; right away; on the spot
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
ingenuity; resourcefulness
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
tail (animal); tail end; tip
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
commuting to school; school commute
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
freely; frankly; without reserve
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)