to slide into; to slip into
messenger; envoy; emissary
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
four corners; four ordinal directions
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
postponement; deferment; adjournment
as soon as possible; ASAP
to come to one's senses; to calm down
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
unmarried; not yet married
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like