does not seem; unlikely; improbable
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
these guys; these fellows
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
both; many; various; together
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
sudden change; complete change
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
power; might; authority; influence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
deep inside; innermost place