to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to palm off; to force a sale
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant