substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
how long; how much; to what extent
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
because of; owing to; due to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to fall ill; to be taken ill
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
and yet; though; when; in spite of
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ultimate; final; last; eventual
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
police; police officer; police station
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
process; course; mechanism
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at