great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to send a person on an errand
in comparison to; rather than
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
please; somehow or other; one way or another
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
lately; recently; nowadays
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
I see; that's right; indeed
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
front; frontage; facade; main
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...