direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
homecoming; return to one's home
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
homecoming; returning home
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded