impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
it's not like; it isn't as if
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
return of something; repayment
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money