underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to look forward to something