doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
place; room; margin; scope
side ponytail (hairstyle)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
mike stand; microphone stand
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
set of three; three sets; three classes
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
power; authority; jurisdiction
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
political measures; policy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error