to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
attack; drive; advance; invasion
than; from; out of; except; but; more
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
ostensible (surface) reason
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
business; trade; operations; sales
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
nod; inclination of the head
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine