fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
rather than; more ... than ...
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't you think?; indicates question
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
invitation; introduction; temptation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate