scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
answering machine; answer phone
service center; call center
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
of course; certainly; naturally
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
time; hour; period; class
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold