dark; not understood; unknown
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
examination; investigation; prosecution
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
this world; this life; this generation; present day
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary