and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by myself; in person; by oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
such; like that; that sort of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
primary school; elementary school; grade school
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
tone (of voice); manner of talking
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
why; how; for what reason
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off