not caring; not giving a damn
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be worried; to be troubled
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
breath; breathing; tone; mood
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling