relation; connection; relevance
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
main cause; primary factor
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
having said that; on the other hand
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
way of solving (a problem); solution
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
literally; to the letter; literal
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...