so; therefore; and; (and) then
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
bright person; talented student; prodigy
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to pretend; to act (as if)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
rather than; more ... than ...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
although I say; although one might say; although called
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
hair growth formula; hair growth agent
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly