a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
individual; private person; personal; natural person
by means of; due to; because of; according to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in one's own way or style
had better ...; had better not ...
for your information; I'm telling you
to be kind to; to treat kindly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid