round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trauma (usu. psychological)
to stop (plug) one's ears
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
intelligence gathering; information gathering
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
river; stream; River; the ... river
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
tossing and turning while asleep
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
furious facial expression
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
respect and affection; love and respect
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on