passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be suspected without cause
profitable plan; good plan
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be silent; to say nothing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
all present; all concerned; all of us
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; statement; proclamation
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected