straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
company; corporation; workplace
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to miss a chance; to fail to do
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
serious; not joking; straight
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular