moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
magazine; journal; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
humming a tune (while doing something else)
movie; film; motion picture
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
estimate (of costs); budget
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
beginning; outset; first; onset
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
two parts; two copies; the second part
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
pressure; oppression; suppression
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life