friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
strike (i.e. industrial action)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
sterilization; sterilisation
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to apologize; to apologise
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(your) daughter; young woman
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get distracted; to jump off the track
blood relationship; blood relative