to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
if so; in that case; in that situation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
only; merely; but; no more than
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
genuine article; real thing; real deal
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
password; watchword; motto; slogan
in one's own way or style
observation; survey; watching
writing on someone's behalf
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
I see; that's right; indeed
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
while; even though; despite
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
tone (of voice); manner of talking
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib