going unsolved; remaining unanswered
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to dye; to colour; to color
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity