to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
silence (not speaking); muteness
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
imagination; supposition; guess
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
incident; affair; happening; event
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
surroundings; environs; circumference
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
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
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to