to press a question; to cross-examine
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to turn completely into; to become completely
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
reason; cause; history; origin
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
under one's eyes; below one's eyes