various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
originally; by nature; from the start
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
as you see; as you can see
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Japanese-style confectionary store
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
lost article; something forgotten
stairs; stairway; staircase
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
what time; (lit.) which hour
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
until now; so far; up to the present
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post