to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
all present; all concerned; all of us
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
considerably; fairly; quite
serious wound; serious injury
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to gather; to collect; to assemble
what happens twice will happen thrice
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to launch a surprise attack
inside; interior; inner part
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
serious; severe; grave; acute
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to be to the point; to be pertinent
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly