to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how; in what way; by what means
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
rational; reasonable; logical
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
genuine; authentic; true; real
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)