like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to turn left; to turn to the left
story; tale; talk; discussion
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
spelling mistake (usually in a foreign language)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
rather than; more ... than ...
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
you could say that; that might be so