runway (at a fashion show); catwalk; runway (for aircraft)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
accountability; being held accountable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
successive generations; successive emperors
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rather than; more ... than ...
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)