piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
such; this sort of; like this
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
of course; certainly; naturally
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
had better ...; had better not ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
every evening; night after night
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange