eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
function; facility; faculty; feature
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
called; known as; that; to say
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
that's the way it is; such is life
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled