to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
university professor; college professor
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing