feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
desperation; struggle to the death
to live fast (and recklessly)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
by myself; in person; by oneself
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
final; eventual; ultimate
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to discuss; to talk together
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
that is to say; so that means
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
boasting of one's strength
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent