insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(not saying anything) no matter what
school building; schoolhouse
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
as (for); for; in the capacity of
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to shake one's head (in denial)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead