this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
first-rate; finest quality; the best
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to have a talk; to tell a story
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
genuine article; real thing; real deal
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
last night; yesterday evening
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease