almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have a relationship; to have relations
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
foreign; abroad; overseas
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
for example; for instance; e.g.
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to telephone; to make a phone call
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely