in one's own way or style
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
adds force or indicates command
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sticker for new car drivers
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
raging bull; ferocious bull
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
last night; yesterday evening
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do