close; intimate; on good terms
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fast-talking; rapid talking
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
special; particular; peculiar; unique
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
home area; home town; local
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much