to be worried; to be troubled
to ask; to enquire; to query
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give directions; to issue instructions
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
going through; going via; going by way of
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
good feeling; feeling good
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
simply; merely; only; solely
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
just because; even if; even though
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to take command; to give direction
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to join forces; to cooperate
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn