I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
bombshell announcement (statement)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sexy; popular; well-liked
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...