close; intimate; on good terms
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
long ago; a long time ago; already
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you (plural); all of you; you all
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
overline; overscore; overbar
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards