soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
justice; fairness; impartiality
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
fall; drop; descent; coming down
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to look around; to survey
specialization; specialisation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to explain adequately; to be accountable
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to have a rumor circulating
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
go that far; to that extent
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)