force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)