construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to put one's strength into
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
feelings; thoughts; meaning
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be silent; to say nothing
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)