to have a talk; to tell a story
alone; by oneself; on one's own
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
number one; first; best; most; game; round
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy