seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
while; even though; despite
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity