difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
five (long cylindrical things)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally