formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
one person; another name; nickname; alias
the other day; a few days ago
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to shake one's head (in denial)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
one's way (ahead); one's path
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course