to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
major cleanup; spring cleaning
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
society; the world; the times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
debut work; one's first work
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
in one's own way or style
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
notice; attention; observation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour