forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
spare time; free time; leisure time
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
forcibly; against one's will
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
preference; priority; precedence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to ease (sewing garments); to shirr
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
because of; owing to; due to
failure; mistake; blunder
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
proposal; proposition; suggestion
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to be surprised; to be astonished
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud