shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
start of work; commencement; opening
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to slide into; to slip into
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
communications infrastructure
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
form; shape; figure; morph
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest