after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to succeed; to bear fruit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
reconciliation; make peace with
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
in the end; at the end of the day
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
settlement; solution; resolution
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend