ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
serious; severe; grave; acute
condition; state (of health); appearance
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
very interesting; of great interest
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
repair workshop; garage; repairman
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
job; work; duties; trade; skill