close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be silent; to say nothing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
beginning; clue; starting point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)