to be at a loss for words
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
feeling keenly; fully realizing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
if it is the case that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
for today; for the time being