collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
a step; short distance; short time
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
difficult to ...; hard to ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
this and that; various things
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(short) rest; breather; break
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
sense of loss; feeling of loss
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
retreating figure; appearance from behind
aluminium can; aluminum can
to close (one's eyes); to shut
risky; dangerous; insecure
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint