center; centre; metropolis
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to move (house); to change residence
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
quarrel; dispute; argument
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
curiosity; inquisitiveness
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
serious; not joking; straight
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
either way; in any case; one way or another
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly