real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to waver
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
long ago; already; a long time ago
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
rising; ascending; climbing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
turtle (esp. a sea turtle); turtleneck sweater
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not