pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
calm; composed; cool; quiet
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
correction; revision; amendment
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
imagination; supposition; guess
image; figure; figure; form; image
anything and everything; just about everything
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
don't you think?; indicates question
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to suit; to match; to become; to be like