obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
cooperation; collaboration
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
main question; real issue at hand
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
minimum; at the very least
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
women's language; word used by women
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that is to say; so that means
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)