promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
how much; how many; to what extent
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
unless (you do something)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
according to plan; as planned
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to make a speech; to address
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to limp; to drag one's feet
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
surely (not); certainly (not)