to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
attendance (at school); going to school
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to spread; to be propagated
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy