cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
calm; composed; cool; quiet
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
whispering into a person's ear
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
speech; expression; wording; language
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
considerably; greatly; a lot
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
upper half of the body; upper body
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions