satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
just the other day; quite recently
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to put on airs; to assume importance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
I see; that's right; indeed
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
creak; squeak; rasping sound
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
crawling on the ground; shuffling on one's knees; cripple
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)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit