I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
chair; stool; post; office; position
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
guess; speculation; supposition
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
but; however; provided that
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
company; corporation; workplace
to face; to go towards; to head towards
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)