naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
incident; affair; happening; event
simply; merely; only; solely
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
such ... as; or some such
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be opposite; to face each other
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
while; during (the time when)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and; thereupon; because of that