committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
estimate (of costs); budget
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
green light; (giving) permission; OK
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
innermost depths of one's heart
present continuous tense; present progressive form
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
joints; points (of a speech)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
in that way; like that; that way
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
speaking voice; talking voice
at first; initially; in the beginning
to blow off; to be blown off
to hide; to keep to oneself