to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
honorific/polite/humble prefix
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
negotiations; discussions; connection
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
scenery; scene; landscape
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
time; hour; period; class
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to thrust before; to thrust at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need