cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
time; season; period; phase; stage
when it becomes; when it comes to
such; this sort of; like this
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
it is I who should say so
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hey there; I say; see here
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
individual; private person; personal; private
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent