guess; conjecture; surmise
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
first meeting; first interview with
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
unceasing; never-ending; endless
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tune (melody, piece of music)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
in accordance with; according to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
patience; endurance; perseverance
worthy of special mention
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise