nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
your daughter; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
of course; certainly; naturally
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
myself; yourself; I; me; you
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
imagination; supposition; guess
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable