original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to control; to command; to get the better of
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in one's own way or style
to gain fame; to make one's name
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry