frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
what kind of; what sort of; what
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
there is nothing; having nothing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
nothing but; except; no more than
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
welcome; (warm) reception
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
royal capital; imperial capital
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
several times; a few times
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
guard; sentinel; garrison
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who