dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
alone; by oneself; on one's own
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
in comparison to; rather than
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation