vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
first meeting; first interview with
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
book; volume; this; present; main; head
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
something; some kind of; for some reason
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
tedious; boring; being fed up with
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
offender; criminal; culprit
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)