fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
right in the center (centre)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness