serious look (on one's face); straight face
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to not believe one's ears
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to serve; to work for; to attend
competent; suitable; qualified
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
two-storied gate; tower gate
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
emperor (of Japan); mikado
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
tone (of voice); manner of talking