seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
at a young age; while still young
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
such; like that; that sort of; very
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
premature death; untimely death; dying young
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
interference; intervention; meddling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
third day of the month; three days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to examine someone's expression