what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
future (usually near); prospects
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
moment; brief space of time
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
equality; uniformity; evenness
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to call a person's attention (to)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
in terms of; from the point of view of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
discarding; firing (an employee)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
mental health; mental hygiene
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous