puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
again; once more; a second time
to be kind to; to treat kindly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
never mind!; don't worry about it
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake