quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rather; better; instead; if anything
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
step; stride; counter for steps
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
time; hour; period; class
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
name; given name; first name
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
serious; not joking; straight