I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
please (give me); please (do for me)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
how; in what way; how about
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone