to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to have a hard time of it
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
how long; how much; to what extent