surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
gossip; corner of the mouth
tension; mental strain; nervousness
at once; immediately; right now
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to one's delight; to one's joy
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
frequency (of occurrence)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
calamity; disaster; accident
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
had better ...; had better not ...
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with