nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to shake one's head (in denial)
both (people); the two of them
sentiment; sentimentality
and yet; despite (all) that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
order; directive; instructions; command
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to press a question; to cross-examine
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished