tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
event; phenomenon; matter
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
about; on; regarding; per; for every
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory