to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
perfect; complete; flawless
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
as planned; according to plan
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
choices; alternatives; options
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
two times; twice; two degrees
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment