fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
how long; how much; to what extent
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
consideration; taking into account
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
trial product; prototype model
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
tenth day of the month; ten days
to look forward to something
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
internal conditions; true state of affairs
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour