figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
tail (animal); tail end; tip
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
genuine article; real thing; real deal
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
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
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
all; entire; whole; altogether
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)