to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
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
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
such; like that; that sort of
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
that's the way it is; such is life
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper