already; now; no longer; not any more
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
while; during (the time when)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
being bad at communication; being unsociable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
indicate reason; infers some protest
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
time; season; period; phase; stage
national border; provincial border
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number