anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
from now; from this moment; henceforth
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in that manner; like that
interruption; suspension; break
opposite side; opposition
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to smirk; to grin broadly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
hostility; animosity; enmity
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to invite in; to show someone in
to show up; to appear; to turn up
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to give a glance (at); to take one look at