two times; twice; two degrees
the front; honest; upright; decent
technique; art; skill; move
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
you could say; you might say; verging on the
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
reopening; resumption; restarting
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
and yet; despite (all) that
contradiction; inconsistency
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
acting ability; talent as a performer
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to