store; shop; establishment; restaurant
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
on bad terms; at loggerheads
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
forcibly; against one's will
of course; certainly; naturally
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
cooperation; collaboration
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to move (house); to change residence
business trip; official trip
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
woman; female; feminine gender
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
please; somehow or other; one way or another
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to feel; to sense; to experience
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante