easy; simple; there's no way that ...
proper; respectable; decent; honest
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
simply; merely; only; solely
preparation; arrangements
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
stairs; stairway; staircase
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
possible; likely; probable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
contradiction; inconsistency
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be helpful; to be useful
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
in that manner; like that
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
failure; mistake; blunder