figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
narrow; thin (sized); slender
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
genuine article; real thing; real deal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
woman; female; feminine gender
story; tale; talk; discussion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
it is not (like that) either
all; entire; whole; altogether
jumping to a wrong conclusion
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
the other day; lately; recently
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
together; at the same time; same; identical
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand