ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
comparatively; relatively
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to speak; to hear a voice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
living up to one's reputation
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen