some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
while; even though; despite
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it is not (like that) either
superstition; superstitious belief
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
fast-talking; rapid talking
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to add (to); to add on; to append
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
future; possible; potential; prospective
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
probability; likelihood; chances
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
rising; ascending; climbing
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of