several times; several degrees
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
had better ...; had better not ...
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to sell off; to sell completely
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
distinction; differentiation; classification
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
although I say; although one might say; although called
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
remembrance; recollection; recognition
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
otherwise; or else; if not