shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
serious; not joking; straight
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
up until now; as recently as the present
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
letter; missive; note; mail
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to begin talking; to open up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reality; actuality; hard fact
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
duty; obligation; responsibility
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy