to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
secret; private; surreptitious
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after a long time; for the first time in a while
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
shopping; purchased goods
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
on the occasion of; at the time of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
composite; combined; complex
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be helpful; to be useful
with these words; while saying