what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
at once; immediately; right now
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
older sister; lass; young lady
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
my personal (e.g. opinion)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
curse; spell; malediction
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
shopping; purchased goods
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody