murder; killing; murderer
to have a reason; to have an excuse
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
cherry blossom viewer; cherry blossom admirer
... years old; age (of) ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
name; given name; first name
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
departure; leaving; setting off
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fully prepared; all ready
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is that so?; I see; right; oh