for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
sense of smell; olfaction
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
genuine article; real thing; real deal
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable