steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
proposal; offer; request; application
softly; mildly; gently; politely
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
side table; bedside table
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
interruption; interference; butting in
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)