to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
few decades; many decades; several decades
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
disclosure; exposure; revelation
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
change; alteration; modification
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry