for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to watch over; to watch attentively
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
episode; anecdote; vignette
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
high rating; good reputation
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
longed-for; anxiously awaited
carelessly; inattentively
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to complete decisively; to do to completion
preparations for returning (home)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
customer traffic; customers; custom
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined