matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
police officer; policeman; constable
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
intimidation; threat; bluster
dealing with; coping with
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all