wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to face; to go towards; to head towards
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
already; now; no longer; not any more
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
all present; all concerned; all of us
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
postponement; deferment; adjournment
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means