to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
strong pressure; heavy pressure
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
tendency; trend; inclination
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
honorific/polite/humble prefix
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
why; how; for what reason
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
of course; certainly; naturally
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
degenerate; pervert; deviant
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
clearing one's throat; cough
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...