older brother; elder brother
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
no!; no no!; no, not at all
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
physical education; PE; gym (class)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as you see; as you can see
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
these guys; these fellows
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street