steady; honest; sober; straightforward
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
from here; from this place
first generation; founder
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
here and there; in places
to become frayed; to become loose
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
some people; a few people; several people
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)