hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
older sister; elder sister
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
just one person; only one
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out