to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
beginning; outset; first; onset
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
section manager; section chief
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
it's no joke; gimme a break!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)