thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
proposal; proposition; suggestion
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
in the future; another day; later
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
the times; the world; society
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
little by little; bit by bit
everyday life; daily life
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
(another's) child; child; kid
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to grow up; to become an adult
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to anticipate; to foresee
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation