be careful about fire; watch out for fire
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
such; this sort of; like this
programme; program; plans; arrangements
custom; practice; convention; precedent
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to apologize; to apologise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion