honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
for work; in a manner related to work
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
family; members of a family
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to blaze; to burn brightly
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
considerably; fairly; quite
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
internal or domestic affairs
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to read (a book, etc.) over again
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)