confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to order; to command; to appoint
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to watch steadily; to stare
to have an eye on; to zero in on
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
complete change; about-face
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
choices; alternatives; options
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...