metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
terrain; geographical features; topography
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
you (plural); all of you; you all
close; intimate; on good terms
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pupil; student; schoolchild
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)