strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
personal affair; one's own affair
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
imagination; supposition; guess
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
human relations; personal relationships
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
Western-influenced; occidental-looking; exotic; (lit.) smelling of butter
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly