bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(in the same way) as before; as always
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
last week; the week before
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
beginning; outset; first; onset
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
much less; to say nothing of
to concern; to be related
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to speak ill of; to disparage
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to subsist; to keep on living
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
extremely; very; really; super; so
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
failure; mistake; blunder
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
genius; prodigy; natural gift
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery