to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
perception; sensing; noticing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
superior; superiors; senior
(distinction of) sex; gender
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
ten-year-old; ten year old
to open (one's eyes) wide
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not