(a) little; somewhat; somehow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to worsen (the situation); to exacerbate; to aggravate; to look with anger
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
management; administration; operation
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness