isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
way one walks; one's walk
outward appearance; looks
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
inattention; absent-mindedness
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
reopening; resumption; restarting
apparent age (of someone); rough age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
paper crane; origami crane
to be at a loss for words
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
questions and answers; dialogue
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to press a question; to cross-examine
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe