almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
conviction; belief; confidence
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
senior high school student
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
else; in addition; besides
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to