shopping; purchased goods
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
memories; recollections; reminiscence
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
research and development; R&D
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime; flex (in a golf shaft)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
beginning; outset; first; onset
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
to have a talk; to tell a story
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
sleepwalker; somnambulist
present; gift; to give a present or gift
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to cross the line; to go too far
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle