to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
sad to say; how sad; alas
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
nonchalantly; without a care
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
good-for-nothing; worthless
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
odds and ends; all; every