greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
cannot be helped; unavoidable
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
speech; expression; wording; language
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
coming of a visitor to one's home
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission