standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
sobriety; soberness; sober face
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
way of speaking; intimation
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
something; some kind of; for some reason
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to speak ill of; to disparage
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
leftovers (esp. food); remnants