beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
preference; priority; precedence
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
irritation; annoyance; frustration
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pride; boast; credit (to)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
on the occasion of; at the time of
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
acceleration; speeding up
main cause; primary factor
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to pause; to have a short intermission
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)