number one; first; best; most; game; round
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
a few seconds; several seconds
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
because of; owing to; due to
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)