to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(period of) a year; during an era
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(not so) much; (not) very
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
receptionist; reception woman
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
social; societal; societary
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there