query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
inattention; absent-mindedness
self-consciousness; self-awareness
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
man; male; masculine gender
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
young and energetic; up-and-coming
for work; in a manner related to work
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
articles; supplies; parts