lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to become better; to improve
another thing; other things; another man's property
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
indescribable; having no way to express
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
journal; magazine; periodical
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
good-for-nothing; worthless
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
how many people; a number of people
discovery; detection; finding
living person; the living
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as