irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to differ; to vary; to disagree
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to feel depressed; to be down
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
pride; dignity; self-respect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
duty; obligation; responsibility
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
contradiction; inconsistency
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
otherwise; or else; if not
downhill grade; downgrade
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying