the matter you have been talking about
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
customer traffic; customers; custom
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
script; libretto; scenario
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
signature phrase; signature saying
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to fulfill one's responsibilities