aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
messenger; envoy; emissary
intensive; concentrated; focused
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
way (of doing); manner; method; means
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
management; administration; operation
reproachful; hateful; bitter
since when; from when; how long
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
final; eventual; ultimate
calamity; disaster; misfortune
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
hereabouts; around there; that area
willpower; energy; vitality
anything and everything; just about everything
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down