roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
nice person; good-natured person
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
strong interaction; strong force
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
lately; recently; these days
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
student (esp. a university student)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
trouble; bother; annoyance
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
back street; back alley; off-street
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally