to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
little by little; bit by bit
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
telephone call; telephone (device)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(in) his way; peculiar to him
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
double issue (of a magazine, etc.); combined issue (e.g. for consecutive months)
magazine; journal; periodical
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reading matter; reading material
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
such ... as; or some such
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse