anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
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)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
cooperation; collaboration
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
but; however; provided that
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
money-making; earning money
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)