loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(one's) quota; assignment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
small hill; low hill; hillock
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still