to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
honorific/polite/humble prefix
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
scenery; scene; landscape
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
time; hour; period; class
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)