anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
recently; lately; these days
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to attempt; to test; to try out
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
failure; mistake; blunder
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
determination; resolution
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
being startled; getting a shock