stupid girl; stupid woman
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
number one; first; best; most; game; round
victim; injured party; sufferer
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
final; eventual; ultimate
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to badger; to pester; to beg
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
just managing; with great difficulty
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to press against each other; to huddle together