reference data; reference material
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be attacked by a disease
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
probability; likelihood; chances
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
on the occasion of; at the time of
a long, long time ago; very long ago
25th day of the month; 25 days
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
reaction; response; reaction
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved