trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
settlement; solution; resolution
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
authority; power; influence
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
even if not; even without
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
family; members of a family
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(present) head of a family
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize