inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sorry; excuse me; thank you
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
feeling; sense; impression
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more