facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tedious; boring; being fed up with
reaction; response; reaction
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
scene; sight; scenario; setting
imagination; supposition; guess
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost