coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to waver in one's resolution
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
cannot be compared with; no match for
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
of course; certainly; naturally
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
income; receipts; revenue
curious; strange; unusual
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
shopping; purchased goods
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
beyond this point; from now on; after this
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about