ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
hey there; I say; see here
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
frequency (of occurrence)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it