first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
great hurry; great haste; rush
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
talk; story; conversation
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the very best; excellent; superb
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
related to; in relation to
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
final; eventual; ultimate
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
local specialty; special product (of a region)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
discretion; judgement; judgment
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to comb down; to smooth down
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
based on; built on; made from
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
had better ...; had better not ...
large serving; large portion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can