curiosity; inquisitiveness
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
short pause; short interval
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
electricity; (electric) light
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
telecommunications; correspondence
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
being startled; getting a shock
one part; one portion; one section
function; facility; faculty; feature
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally