idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pleasant feeling; good vibes
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
perfect; perfection; perfect game
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
and then; and so; and; so then
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)