play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
scene; spectacle; sight; view
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
surroundings; environs; circumference
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
there is nothing; having nothing
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
more than anything; above all else
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take on a role; to take part
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate