soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
perfect; complete; flawless
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
predicament; one's ground; one's position
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
that; the matter in question
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
naked eye; the physical eye
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
real thing; original; actual
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
how long; how far; how much
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort