matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
too (much); overly; excessively
independence; self-reliance
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
none of your business; not your concern
drifting; drift; being adrift
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
refining; refinement; smelting; training
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
water filter; water purification system
component; part; material; member
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousands; several thousand