ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
time; season; period; phase; stage
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
how many years; how long; what year
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout