to ask; to enquire; to query
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
consequence; outcome; result; blame
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
this and that; various things
breath; breathing; tone; mood
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to