certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to understand; to make out
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
normalcy; normality; normal
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
it's not like; it isn't as if
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
sense of smell; olfaction
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
soccer club (at a school); football club
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
very rich person; the super rich
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sore; inflammation; ulceration
sweet and sour; bittersweet
healthy; sound; wholesome
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
if you think about it; come to think of it
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted