since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
genuine; authentic; true; real
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
woman; lady; adult female
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
rule; reign; peaceful times
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
money politics; pork-barrel politics
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange