peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to dispose of; to sell off
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
forced laugh; forced smile
coming and going; commuting
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
black lustre; black luster
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to summon; to get used to call
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
acceleration; speeding up
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance