cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
just because; even if; even though
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
distinctive; characteristic
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
lesion; pathological change
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion