expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
relatively; comparatively
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
intensive; concentrated; focused
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
door; gate; opening; title page
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
clear writing; specification
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bureaucratic routine; red tape
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
clearing one's throat; cough
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
whole nation; whole land; whole country
influence; clout; leverage
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected