useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
if so; in that case; in that situation
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
way; method; means; resource; course
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very; extremely; excessively
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
unprecedented; never seen before
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
exactly as stated; verbatim