speech; words; one's lines; remarks
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
serious; not joking; straight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
preliminary step; first step
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
course; route; path; process; means
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
for work; in a manner related to work
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?