severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
silence (not speaking); muteness
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest