individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
wanted (esp. someone sought by police, etc.); wanted person
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone