(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
welcome!; nice to see you!
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
original intention; initial resolution
must not; should not; do not
emotional scars; mental trauma
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be worried; to be troubled
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to take (be in) charge of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
with a friendly grin; smilingly
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
self-consciousness; self-awareness