it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to come and go; to go back and forth
to breathe out; to exhale
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
negotiations; discussions; connection
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
simply; merely; only; solely