freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
single word; a few words; brief comment
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unexpected meeting; coincidence
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent