close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
scoundrel; rascal; villain
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on