to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
staying up all night three nights in a row; triple all-nighter
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to approach; to draw near
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
drama; play; powerful drug
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
matter for great congratulation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
same; similar; (just) like; equal
rather; better; instead; if anything
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
very likely; very probable
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
feeling of a house or a room