the other day; lately; recently; during this period
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
nice; good; well-executed
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such ... as; or some such
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
suffix for familiar person
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
until now; so far; up to the present
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
comparatively; quite; rather
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)