appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to gain fame; to make one's name
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
rejection; negation; voting down
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to take command; to give direction
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
expectation; anticipation; forecast
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
(suffering) damage; injury; harm