pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
medical science; medicine
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
had better ...; had better not ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
although I say; although one might say; although called
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone