to check; to stop; to keep back
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
vocal sound; tone of voice
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
along; parallel to; in accordance with
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
several times; a few times
something; some kind of; for some reason
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
very interesting; of great interest
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
opening and shutting; opening and closing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
troubled face; worried expression