why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)