How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
not caring; not giving a damn
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to entertain; to make welcome
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to some extent; to a certain extent
probability; likelihood; chances
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
discovery; detection; finding
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
study; research; investigation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say