failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
way (of doing); manner; method
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
two (long cylindrical things)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unexpected meeting; coincidence