what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to face on; to look out on to
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be helpful; to be useful
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to snatch from; to steal from
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak