to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
trouble; bother; annoyance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
single word; a few words; brief comment
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
main question; real issue at hand
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
of course; certainly; naturally
outsider; someone outside of a group
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
interference; meddling; butting in
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness