appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so; like this; in this way
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ten; 10; ten years of age
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
silence (not speaking); muteness
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
go that far; to that extent
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)