-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
clearly; brightly; crisply
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to raise one's voice; to shout
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to cease; to stop; to be over
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable