to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
in one's own way or style
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
room for growth; potential; promise
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
frequency (of occurrence)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
way; method; means; resource; course
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be silent; to say nothing