for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
all over; all over the place; everywhere
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
hot topic; talk of the town
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
this sort of; this type of
curious; strange; unusual
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
without; but if; otherwise; or else
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade