safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
news programme; news program
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
about; concerning; related to; -ish
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to begin talking; to open up
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of