intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
wherein; therein; thereinto
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
isolation; being alone; being friendless
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
such; this sort of; like this
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
high rice field; very fertile rice field
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
notice; attention; observation
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
on the occasion of; at the time of