never mind!; don't worry about it
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(not) even once; (not) ever
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
novel; original; new; innovative
limited; limiting; restrictive
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
breakthrough; great discovery
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with