idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
blank space; margin; blank canvas
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to run around; to bustle about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
kind; sort; species; species
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
again; once again; yet again
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
more than usual (usu. time)
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(someone else's) parents; both parents