to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post