be that as it may; even so; though that be so
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
point in common; common feature
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
possible; likely; probable
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
frame; framework; outline
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
piece; fragment; one (object)
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
had better ...; had better not ...
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
whatever the case; under any circumstances
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to become clear; to be made public
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others