one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to examine someone's expression
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
right in the middle (of); midst; height
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
subordinate work; assistant; servant
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
body; physical system; (the) person
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street