to be worried; to be troubled
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
desperately; for one's dear life
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
firm; strong; solid; stable
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
job application form; employee satisfaction
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
property; fortune; assets
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
machine technology; mechanical technology
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
spouse; wife; husband; partner
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
hearsay; learning by hearsay
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
based on; on the basis of
tide; current; tendency; trend
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to differ depending on ...
medical treatment; medical care
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case