-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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 (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
such; like that; that sort of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
three; three years of age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
popular person; favorite; favourite
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
both hands; both arms; ten
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to have an eye on; to zero in on
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far