to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to scatter away; to vanish
duty; obligation; responsibility
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
close; intimate; on good terms
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
all present; all concerned; all of us
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching