year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
forcibly; against one's will
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to spit out; to eject; to dump
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
relatively; comparatively
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item