killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
woman; female; feminine gender
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
participation; joining; entry
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
such; this sort of; like this
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
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.)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
pardon me for leaving (first)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific