intuition; instinct; hunch
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
just because; even if; even though
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
business world; business circles; (the) industry
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
I see; that's right; indeed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you