today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
both (people); the two of them
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully