great hurry; great haste; rush
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
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
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
for example; for instance; e.g.
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
sincere; honest; faithful
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
period of time; time slot; time zone
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to lie deep in; to extend far back
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings