interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
I see; that's right; indeed
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
prize money; monetary award; reward
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
in succession; one by one
messenger; envoy; emissary
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
it is I who should say so
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tone (of voice); manner of talking
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly