this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
in comparison to; rather than
after a long time; for the first time in a while
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
by myself; in person; by oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
than; from; out of; except; but; more
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
company; corporation; workplace
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to employ; to hire; to charter
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
until now; so far; up to the present
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset