(not so) much; (not) very
story; tale; talk; discussion
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to be needed; to be wanted
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
difference; variation; difference
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
one way or the other; either way
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
how can (one) do something
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
pronunciation; production of sound
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
instant; moment; for an instant
to be splendidly handsome
body; physical system; (the) person
listen!; you see; mind you; remember