cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
connection; linking; linkage; link
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
small number; few; minority
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
covered with; stained; smeared
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
mobilization; mobilisation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already