direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
at that time; in those days
Okinawan dish of pig ears
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
they; those guys; those fellows
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
feeling; sense; impression
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
both (people); the two of them
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
such; this sort of; like this
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)