world; society; people; the public
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
manuscript; version; draft
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
here and there; everywhere
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
the other day; a few days ago
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it is not (like that) either
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)