while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
abandoned child; foundling
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
interruption; suspension; break
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to serve; to work for; to attend
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary