either way; in any case; one way or another
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
had better ...; had better not ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
selection; choice; option
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
in the end; at the end of the day
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
way of solving (a problem); solution
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter