character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be needed; to be wanted
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to speak ill of; to disparage
guess; conjecture; surmise
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
adverse circumstances; adversity
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly