suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
departure; leaving; setting off
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
advance; moving forward; progress
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
violent explosion; bursting
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)