clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
high grade; special grade; classy
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
while; during (the time when)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to pack; to box; to package
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
accident; emergency; calamity
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
secretariat; executive office
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to shine; to glitter; to be bright