cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
multiple choice (e.g. question)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
contrived; false-sounding
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
will not do; do not; does not
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
what kind of; what sort of; what
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)