average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to squeeze out; to wring out
proposal; proposition; suggestion
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
as planned; according to plan
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
story; tale; talk; discussion
to walk away; to walk off
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return