action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
contrived; false-sounding