blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
however; having said that; but
assertion; declaration; affirmation
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
using as an intermediary; through
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
distrust; unjust suspicion
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to have a talk; to tell a story
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
whereabout; about where; how much
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days