inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
reopening; resumption; restarting
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
when it becomes; when it comes to
unveiling; debut; introduction
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
please (give me); please (do for me)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(your) daughter; young woman
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on