indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
secret; private; surreptitious
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
reduction by half; halving
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
close; intimate; on good terms