dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
fairyland; never-never land
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
scene; view; prospect; outlook
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to be remembered; to go down in history
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
police identification card
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
diligent; hard-working; industrious
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
flight; desertion; escape
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
lacking a plan; haphazard
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less