details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
every person; each one; everybody
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
not understanding; not knowing
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
called; known as; that; to say
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled