shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
grasp; catch; understanding
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
because of; owing to; due to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
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
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
how many people; a number of people
close; intimate; on good terms
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake