bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
now that; since; so long as; because
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
chopping board; cutting board
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone