straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
thought; consideration; thinking
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to leave (a scene); to step away
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
regret; repentance; remorse
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to watch steadily; to stare
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
stepwise; one step at a time
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to blow through; to blow across
club activities; extracurricular activities
to work hard; to work diligently
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post