metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
meaning; significance; sense
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
nothing but; except; no more than
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how; in what way; by what means
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
there is no way that ...; easy; simple