straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
explanation; interpretation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change