personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
older sister; lass; young lady
female high-school student
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
template; run of the mill; formulaic
although I say; although one might say; although called
until now; so far; up to the present
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
intelligence; intellect; brains
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one way or the other; either way
explanation; interpretation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
grasp; catch; understanding