sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to say; to be called; to do
greeting; a fine thing to say
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
tedious; boring; being fed up with
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
shopping; purchased goods
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
very important person; VIP
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
destruction; collapse; crumbling
riskiness; (level of) danger
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
obedience; submission; resignation
tool; implement; means; furniture
such ... as; or some such
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to call again; to call someone back
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early