to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
selection; choice; option
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
lost article; something forgotten
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
at once; immediately; right now
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at the last moment; this late in the game
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be worried; to be troubled