just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
tone (of voice); manner of talking
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
going around; patrol; round; tour
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
promotion; raising of status
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
another thing; exception; special case
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
imagination; supposition; guess
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason