skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
intercept; interception; counter-attack
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be worried; to be troubled
question; inquiry; enquiry
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
second day of the month; two days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
at the last moment; this late in the game
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
underestimation; undervaluation
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention