unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
that is to say; so that means
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
(some) more; even more; longer; further
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to have no chance (of succeeding)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
had better ...; had better not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
concession; conciliation; compromise
go that far; to that extent
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
form; shape; figure; visage
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
negotiations; discussions; connection