plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
instead; but (on the other hand)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
private tutor; coach; governess
digital watch; digital clock
year in, year out; always; 24-7
so; like this; in this way
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be silent; to say nothing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
in comparison to; rather than
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes