to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rather; better; instead; if anything
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
then; well; so; well then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
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
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)