I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hostility; animosity; enmity
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
impression; strong belief; conviction
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in one's own way or style
(another's) daughter; young lady
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
trivial; not amounting to much
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
modesty; humility; being humble
half and half; fifty-fifty
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
with a click; with a snap
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst