year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be able to manage somehow or another
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
study; research; investigation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
maid; helper; help; assistance
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
function; facility; faculty; feature
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
little finger; pinky; little toe
individual; one by one; separate; each
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to