scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have a talk; to tell a story
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hello; good day; good afternoon
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
company president; manager; director
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
management; administration; operation
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be silent; to say nothing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
discovery; detection; finding
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express