choices; alternatives; options
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
parts; accessories; components
from outside; from the side
you could say; you might say; verging on the
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
person concerned; interested party; related party
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be touching; to be moving
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
eccentric; crank; oddball
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight