history of; experience of
proper; right; reasonable
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
that; the matter in question
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
touching; moving; painful
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
heading; headline; index; headword
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
in name only; titular; nominal
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
rational; reasonable; logical
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
in perfect form; going swimmingly
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to understand (each other); to comprehend
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly