topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
invisibly; secretly; privately
not caring; not giving a damn
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to need; to call for; to require
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
one's manners; one's attitude
decorum; propriety; politeness
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the opposite sex; isomerism
that's a different matter; that's a different story
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
rising; ascending; climbing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
tide; current; tendency; trend
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
never ceasing; never ending; endless