hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
no matter how much time passes
myself; yourself; I; me; you
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
script; libretto; scenario
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
all; entire; whole; altogether
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
physical education; PE; gym (class)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that