to become better; to improve
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
main cause; primary factor
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
third day of the month; three days
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
bento; Japanese box lunch
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to telephone; to make a phone call
correction; rectification; mending; repair
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one