I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
boy; son; baby boy; young man
when it becomes; when it comes to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
that day; the very same day
something; some kind of; for some reason
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
convenient; handy; useful
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit