live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
almost; roughly; approximately
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
of course; certainly; naturally
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
really; truly; indeed; good grief
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
regret; repentance; remorse
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to be silent; to say nothing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
good feeling; feeling good
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy