good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
that day; the very same day
incident; affair; happening; event
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
ill will; malice; evil intent
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to press hard