may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
because of; owing to; due to
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it