it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ratio; proportion; percentage
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
long ago; a long time ago; already
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to apologize; to apologise
the following week; the next week
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
hard worker; hardworking person
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
geopolitical; geostrategic
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
making one's best exertions
exaltation; emotional uplift
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
will (probably); intend (to do); will
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
(period of) a year; during an era
fortune-telling; divination