center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
condition; state (of health); appearance
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
recuperation; medical treatment
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
out of control; uncontrollable
town; city; municipal; urban
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
while; during (the time when)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to need; to call for; to require
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely