cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
main office; this office; this game (of go, shogi, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
addict; junkie; substance abuser
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
our country; our land; one's own country
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while on the way
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
huh; I'll be damned; well!
good policy; wise policy; best plan
stepping back; drawing back
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to overdo; to do too much
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
proposal; offer; request; application
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
excited condition; excited state