matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Norwegian Wood (1987 novel by Haruki Murakami)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
long time; long interval; for quite some time
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
name; given name; first name
quote-unquote; so-called; bracketed
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all