to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
really; truly; indeed; good grief
imagination; supposition; guess
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to look forward to something
for today; for the time being
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
now; the present time; just now; another; more
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such