performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
because of; owing to; due to
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not caring; not giving a damn
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
grandfather; male senior-citizen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
police officer; policeman; constable
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement