precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
older sister; lass; young lady
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
reality; actuality; hard fact
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
contradiction; inconsistency
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
while; even though; despite
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to apologize; to apologise
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity