head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
story; tale; talk; discussion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
each time; frequently; always
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
breaking off; snapping off
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to correct oneself; to restate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to have an idea; to have a clue
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge