faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to apologize; to apologise
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
proper; respectable; decent; honest
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
opposite side; opposition
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to be sacked; to be dismissed
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to get going; to start off
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
as (for); for; in the capacity of
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism