imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
I see; that's right; indeed
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
naturally; of course; understandably
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
you could say; you might say; verging on the
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)