drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
family; members of a family
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
program (e.g. TV); programme
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
I see; that's right; indeed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
street survey; opinion poll performed on street; on-street questionnaire
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
from outside; from the side
honorific/polite/humble prefix
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
the world in general; society; convention
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
single word; a few words; brief comment
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring