to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
belatedly; though a little too late
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
more than anything; above all else
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in