bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
very interesting; of great interest
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
diagnosis; medical examination
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to listen again; to ask again
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to fall in love (with); to love
one more time; once more; once again
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
inside one's heart; in one's mind
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
you could say that; that might be so
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
authenticity; credibility
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little