irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to employ; to hire; to charter
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
conviction; belief; confidence
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
how many people; a number of people
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
ago; since; before; previous
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
final; eventual; ultimate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
very likely; very probable