mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
while; during; while; although; all; both
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
failure; mistake; blunder
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally