-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
surroundings; environs; circumference
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
dear me; I mean; or rather
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
sympathy; compassion; pity
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to increase; to add to; to augment
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
the opposite sex; isomerism