to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
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
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
if it is (the case that ...)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
in the same way as; just like
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
important point; point to make note of
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
prohibition; inhibition; ban
final; eventual; ultimate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing