pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
existence; possession; having; limited company
such; like that; that sort of; very
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Maltese (small white terrier)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
way of talking; speaking style
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
these guys; these fellows
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
growth period; growing season
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate