these days;  nowadays;  present day;  at this time (of the day)
 idiot;  moron;  trivial matter;  folly;  stupid;  foolish
 first-person plural (or singular);  second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
 wall;  partition;  barrier;  obstacle;  Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
 to strike;  to clap;  to play drums;  to abuse;  to bash;  to consult;  to sound out
 how about ...?;  I wonder;  I don't know
 to mind (negative nuance);  to care about;  to worry;  to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
 repair;  mending;  fixing;  servicing
 in a daze;  absent-mindedly;  dimly;  hazily;  with a roar (of flames);  with a whoosh
 contacting;  (making) contact;  connection (with a train, bus, etc.);  joining (a railway line, etc.);  connection (between matters, incidents, etc.);  relation
 to receive;  to get;  to eat;  to drink;  to be crowned with;  to wear (on one's head)
 to write;  to compose;  to pen;  to draw;  to paint
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 reception (desk);  information desk;  receipt;  acceptance
 to smoke;  to breathe in;  to suck;  to sip;  to absorb;  to soak up
 seducer;  smooth talker;  picking up women;  hitting on women;  moderate party;  moderate
 to try to ...;  to be about to do ...;  to decide to ...;  to take as;  to treat as;  to use for;  to suppose that (such) is the case
 well;  properly;  best regards;  please remember me;  just like ...;  as though one were ...
 mind;  heart;  spirit;  the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
 to play (games, sports);  to enjoy oneself;  to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.);  to be idle;  to do nothing;  to meet up (with friends);  to hang out
 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall);  to let hang;  to put on (e.g. a blanket);  to put on top of;  to put on (glasses, etc.);  to wear (a necklace, etc.);  to make (a call)
 no sooner than;  as soon as;  immediately after;  at the thought of;  when I think about
 dangerous;  risky;  awful;  terrible;  terrific;  amazing
 timid;  weak-kneed;  fainthearted;  bearish (e.g. market)
 until now;  so far;  up to the present
 defeat;  loss;  reverse;  setback
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 to lose;  to be defeated;  to succumb;  to give in;  to be inferior to;  to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
 love;  love-making;  passion;  emotion;  affections
 only;  prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
 suddenly;  at once;  considerably;  very much;  firmly;  with an effort
 the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity;  singing from the same hymn-sheet;  dancing to the same beat
 to miss (e.g. a chance);  to lose;  to set free;  to let go;  to fail to ...
 something like ...;  things like ...;  someone like ...;  the likes of ...
 to go around;  to return;  to surround;  to concern (usu. of disputes)
 reliable;  dependable;  trustworthy;  sure