congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
blunder; slip; error; error
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
by sheer strength; by brute force
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to press a question; to cross-examine
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
threat; intimidation; menace
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
large amount of money; great cost
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
righteousness; justice; right
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices