to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to apologize; to apologise
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
because of; owing to; due to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to recall; to remember; to recollect
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
the other day; lately; recently
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance