shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
until now; so far; up to the present
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
audience; attendance; hearers
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn