ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
scene; sight; scenario; setting
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
offender; criminal; culprit
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
testimony; (verbal) evidence
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
safety; welfare; well-being
pending question; unresolved problem
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
authenticity; credibility
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to join forces; to cooperate
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning