to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sympathy; empathy; response
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
loveable; very likeable; like very much
in this way; thus; such; uh...
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both