cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
as expected; as predicted
reaction; response; reaction
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
how; in what way; by what means
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound