acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
secret; private; surreptitious
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
a long time ago; in those days
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
board or officer's meeting
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
5th day of the month; five days
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host