remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
instability; insecurity; crankiness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
time; season; period; phase; stage
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
cancellation of a contract
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
weekly publication; weekly magazine
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
human rights; civil liberties
in proportion to; just as much as
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!