to be silent; to say nothing
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
perfect; complete; flawless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass (of time); to elapse
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned