timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
three persons; three parties
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to complain; to make a complaint
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
impossible to do (although wants to)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
no, not like that (but like this)
retention; maintenance; preservation
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
anything and everything; just about everything
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
but; however; although; though
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder