to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
secret; private; surreptitious
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
compliance (with laws and ordinances)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision