-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
is that so?; I see; right; oh
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
surely; certainly; without doubt
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
chance (of success); odds
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
by sheer strength; by brute force
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?