common; ordinary; conventional; customary
comfort; consolation; diversion
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
outline; summary; gist; in brief
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
article; news story; report; account
the other day; a few days ago
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to bring back; to restore
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
one's post; place of work; workplace
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
as stated; verbatim; literally
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
mental; spiritual; emotional
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
isolation; being alone; being friendless
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
good young man; agreeable youth