various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
man; male; masculine gender
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
alone; by oneself; on one's own
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
how long; how far; how much
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage