at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
principal occupation; core business
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
taste; palate; sense of taste
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which