the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
long ago; a long time ago; already
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
even more; still more; further
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
beyond that point; after that
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to breathe out; to exhale
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive