to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
choices; alternatives; options
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
silence (not speaking); muteness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
settlement; solution; resolution
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank