degree of familiarity; popularity
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
without; but if; otherwise; or else
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to watch over; to watch attentively
to entrust; to leave to a person
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
cooperation; collaboration
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
originally; by nature; from the start
everything working out as desired
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to inherit; to succeed; to take over