but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
until now; so far; up to the present
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
each nation; many nations; many countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
environment; circumstance
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
host country (e.g. for a conference)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
government; administration
attendance; presence; appearance
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery