in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
how much; how many; to what extent
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
simply; merely; only; solely
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
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 groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation