follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(in) his way; peculiar to him
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to get along well with; to make a go of it
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feminine; womanly; female
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
everybody; every last one of them; all
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
the way back; the way home; return trip
although I say; although one might say; although called