in the end; at the end of the day
clear; distinct; evident; definite
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
since when; from when; how long
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
for your information; I'm telling you
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
like this; in this way; as you see
police investigator; investigator
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fifth day of the month; five days
special radio or television programme; television special
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
failure; mistake; blunder
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
how; in what way; circumstances
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to increase; to add to; to augment
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)