is that so?; I see; right; oh
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
corridor; hallway; passageway
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
nothing but; except; no more than
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
image; figure; figure; form; image
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
treating someone like a child
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly