shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to stare back (at); to glare back
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
wicked thought; wicked mind
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
reaching; attaining; arrival
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to yield to temptation; to succumb
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
optimization; optimisation
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to commit a crime; to do evil
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely