to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
then; well; so; well then
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
how; in what way; how about
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to comfort; to console; to amuse
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
synchronization; synchronized swimming
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
is that so?; I see; right; oh
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger