to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
alone; by oneself; on one's own
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
before anything else; first of all
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
unfortunately; regrettably
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
somehow; for some reason or other
in person; personally; directly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
theatre-going; theater-going
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to