to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
what kind of; what sort of; what
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
meaning; significance; sense
how long; how far; how much
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
because of; owing to; due to
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
how; in what way; by what means
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to serve; to work for; to attend
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment