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
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to be silent; to say nothing
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
of no interest; not interested
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?