to soothe; to calm; to pacify
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
pending question; unresolved problem
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
headquarters; head office; main office
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
the other day; a few days ago
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to be needed; to be wanted
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
proper; respectable; decent; honest
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to look forward to something