head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
of course; certainly; naturally
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
helper; assistant; help; assistance
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to wring the neck; to strangle
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
so; therefore; and; (and) then
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Island; insula; island; islet
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
life; living; I; me; student
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
hey; listen; look here; I say
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect