valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
nothing but; except; no more than
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
surely; certainly; without doubt
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to press a question; to cross-examine
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to make an appeal; to urge
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
settlement; solution; resolution
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance