(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
unanticipated; unexpected
preface; introduction; preamble
with the election around the corner
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
point in common; common feature
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
matter causing distress; something causing worry
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
simply; merely; only; solely
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
conviction; belief; confidence
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to say no more; to sink into silence
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
speaking voice; talking voice
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said