present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
with a friendly grin; smilingly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
conference room; council room
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wherein; therein; thereinto
name; given name; first name
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
different opinion; objection
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)