character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to apologize; to apologise
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
second; number two; runner-up
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
and then; and so; and; so then
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
this, that and the other; this and that
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
and; thereupon; because of that
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate