or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
not understanding; not knowing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to have an erection; to become erect
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
food; food products; foodstuffs
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker