to collect; to assemble; to gather
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to state; to express; to mention
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to have a talk; to tell a story
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
from outside; from the side
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
something like ...; something called ...
to follow another's example