a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
contrived; false-sounding
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
the other day; lately; recently
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hey there; I say; see here
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound