so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that is to say; so that means
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how; in what way; by what means
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)