to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
illumination; decorative lighting
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter