clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
testimony; (verbal) evidence
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
I see; that's right; indeed
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to join forces with; to cooperate with
fast-talking; rapid talking
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
minimum; at the very least
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
by myself; in person; by oneself
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
secret; private; surreptitious
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge