to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to be too numerous; to be too much
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to need; to call for; to require
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
outrageous lie; outright lie
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
that is to say; so that means
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of