clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to collect; to assemble; to gather
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
surroundings; environs; circumference
one's family (home) background (environment)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
third day of the month; three days
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to find out; to discover; to locate
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
choices; alternatives; options
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
close; intimate; on good terms
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)