performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
simply; merely; only; solely
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
depravity; corruption; degradation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
not necessarily so; is not always true
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to