seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
invitation; introduction; temptation
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to press a question; to cross-examine
with these words; while saying
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
difficult to ...; hard to ...