now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to order; to command; to appoint
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
almost; roughly; approximately
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
without leaving any trace
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
after a long time; for the first time in a while