little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
although I say; although one might say; although called
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
to face; to go towards; to head towards
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bodily sensation; sense; experience
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
all; entire; whole; altogether
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about