trouble; bother; annoyance
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to have the privilege of doing
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
wide difference; a world of difference
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
gasoline-powered vehicle; gasoline automobile; gasoline car; gasoline truck
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
on countless occasions; many a time
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
about here; in this neighborhood
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
having said that; on the other hand
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)