coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
that day; the very same day
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to look around; to look towards (us)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be sacked; to be dismissed
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
how; in what way; by what means
to subsist; to keep on living
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
anything and everything; just about everything
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling