thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
opposite; reverse; contrary
general mobilization; general mobilisation
tradition; legend; folklore
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
smallish; on the small side
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
gesture; gesticulation; motion
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
flight; desertion; escape
to rush over; to run up to
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning