having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
sympathy; empathy; response
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to watch intently; to stare
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
habit of biting one's nails
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to join together; to combine; to join up
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to laugh away; to laugh off
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nice; likeable; desirable
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature