to be needed; to be wanted
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
absence from work without permission
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
material witness; suspect
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
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
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(police) detective; criminal matter
how; in what way; how about
sorry; excuse me; thank you
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
something; some kind of; for some reason
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
that; the matter in question
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good