dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
your husband; her husband
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
incoming telephone call; telegram received
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
public telephone; pay phone
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
difficult to ...; hard to ...
by today; before the day is over
last week; the week before
contract; compact; agreement
cancellation of a contract
to be able to manage somehow or another
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
settlement; solution; resolution
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of