fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to become better; to improve
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
marriage proposal; courtship
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to blow off; to be blown off
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
reading partway; leaving half-read
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto