to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
question; inquiry; enquiry
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
killing time; staving off boredom
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
one day; (on) a certain day
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
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)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
how long; how much; to what extent
to apologize; to apologise
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
book; volume; this; present; main; head
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off