anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
failure; mistake; blunder
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
almost; roughly; approximately
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
true state; actual condition; reality
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
license; permit; licence; certificate
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
game arcade; video arcade
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend