to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
street at night; making a night journey
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
family; relatives; dependents; household
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
opposition party; the opposition
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
nothing but; except; no more than
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
then; well; so; well then
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches