slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
for your information; I'm telling you
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
in that way; thus; so; so?
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person