considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
last week; the week before
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
abruptly hanging up the phone while the other person is still talking
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
human relations; personal relationships
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
hot spring district (within a town)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
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
that is to say; so that means
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be fated; to be linked by fate
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
a little bit; a little while