circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
feelings; thoughts; meaning
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
rare; extraordinary; singular
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)