to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
not understanding; not knowing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to pass (of time); to elapse
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to have a talk; to tell a story
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be needed; to be wanted
as you see; as you can see
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something