to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
by myself; in person; by oneself
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to stare back at; to look back at
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement