oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Europe and America; the West
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
principal occupation; core business
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
feeling; sense; impression
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
curse; spell; malediction
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
cannot be compared with; no match for
to approach; to draw near
two persons; two people; pair; couple
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to gather; to collect; to assemble
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)