difficult to ...; hard to ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
middle of the night; dead of night
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
failure; mistake; blunder
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
each and all; every single one; everybody
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
self-consciousness; self-awareness
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
cut; reduction; curtailment
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)