cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
late at night; small hours of the morning
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)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
while; during; while; although; all; both
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
meaning; significance; sense
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
instead; but (on the other hand)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
vacant house; unoccupied house
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression