final; eventual; ultimate
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
such; like that; that sort of
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
story; tale; talk; discussion
simply; merely; only; solely
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to talk; to chat; to chatter
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
permission; approval; authorization; license
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
prickling; stinging; tingling
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
little by little; bit by bit
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
bento; Japanese box lunch
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to go out and away; to leave
degenerate; pervert; deviant