no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to badger; to pester; to beg
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
indeed; really; truly; very much
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
observation; survey; watching
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
very hungry; starving; ravenous
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
upper floor (of a building)
natural energy (usu. renewable energy)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily