natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
looking depressed; long face
danger; peril; hazard; risk
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
sender; consignor; remitter
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
preface; introduction; preamble
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks