petty bourgeois; lower middle class
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
second (unit of time); arc second
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how; in what way; how about
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be worried; to be troubled
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
remembrance; recollection; recognition
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
living thing; living creature; animal; life
chief; main; principal; major
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)