to approach; to draw near
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
shady online money-making
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)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to detain; to check; to restrain
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
same generation; one's generation
reason; cause; history; origin
-less; lacking; non-existing
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
routine work; everyday work
distrust; unjust suspicion
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face