noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
how long; how much; to what extent
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
property; fortune; assets
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
system; institution; organization; organisation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
had better ...; had better not ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
police; police officer; police station
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
like a decent person; human
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
recovery; undoing; recall
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student