unbelievable; incredible; implausible
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
heart; guts; nerve; central part
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
discovery; detection; finding
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
receptionist; reception woman
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing