to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
the other day; a few days ago
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result