to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important matter; matters of weight
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
extreme north; North Pole
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
dozens; scores of; decades
within a pit or (mine) shaft
(period of) a year; during an era
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
corridor; hallway; passageway
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
the other day; lately; recently
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
that; the matter in question
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
than; from; out of; except; but; more
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)