winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be helpful; to be useful
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
worthy of special mention
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
observation; survey; watching
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
schedule; program; calendar
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
main topic; main subject; main issue; this 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)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)