admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
while; during; while; although; all; both
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
headset (for phones, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
honorific/polite/humble prefix
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
though; notwithstanding; although
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence