story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
beyond this point; from now on; after this
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
company; corporation; workplace
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
employment (long term); hire
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
in accordance with; according to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to