long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
accurate; correct; precise; exact
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
large number (of); many; majority
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
that's the way it is; such is life
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
decision; settlement; definition
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
stillness; repose; standing still
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
precision instrument or machine
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
repentance; confession; penitence
to flare up; to burst into flames
operation; functioning; running
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer