not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
personal; individual; private
question; inquiry; enquiry
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
female high-school student
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
regret; repentance; remorse
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to be at a loss for words
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in succession; one by one
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)