to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
perfect; complete; flawless
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
accurate; correct; precise; exact
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
around the clock; day and night
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to talk; to chat; to chatter
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
minimum; at the very least
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to spend time (on doing something)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to find out; to discover; to locate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings