real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
set of three; three sets; three classes
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to worry about the future
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
difficult to ...; hard to ...