I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
influential person; man of importance
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
competent; suitable; qualified
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
several people; a few people
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
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
tendency; trend; inclination
imagination; supposition; guess
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
notice; attention; observation
chief; main; principal; major
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
on countless occasions; many a time
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
preference; priority; precedence
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief