to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
such ... as; or some such
item; something that one "just has to have"
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
meaning; significance; sense
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
to have a talk; to tell a story
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
and; thereupon; because of that
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
straight-laced person; stubborn person
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
scene; spectacle; sight; view
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
beginning; outset; first; onset
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
program (e.g. TV); programme
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it