to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
reality; actuality; hard fact
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
follow-up report; further news
to attempt; to test; to try out
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally