incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
in person; personally; directly
to care for someone; to look after someone
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
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
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
royal castle; imperial castle
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to increase in value; to gain prestige
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention