by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to entrust; to leave to a person
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
in succession; one after another
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient