I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
nonchalant air; unruffled air
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
guidance; leadership; leading the way
indicate reason; infers some protest
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to examine someone's expression
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
heaps of corpses all around
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...