yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
very likely; very probable
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to state; to express; to mention
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to think of; to come up with
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
after the end (of something); post-
rival candidate; opposing candidate
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
alone; by oneself; on one's own
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep