stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
with a start; with a jump
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
story; tale; talk; discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
much less; to say nothing of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
any more; any further; any better; any longer
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
regret; repentance; remorse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)