colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
had better ...; had better not ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly