to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to speak; to say; to vocalize
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
relatively; comparatively
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not so) much; (not) very
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to intervene; to stop (something)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up