being startled; getting a shock
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as usual; as is one's habit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
woman; female; feminine gender
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
narrow margin; slim margin
imagination; supposition; guess
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
first meeting; first interview with
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
being startled; getting a shock
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as