to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
murder; killing; murderer
surrounding at a distance
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
superiority; predominance
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
just because; even if; even though
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
classification; categorization; sorting
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
borrowing without returning
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
to live; to reside; to inhabit
government service; the bureaucracy
to be imaginable; to be conceivable