nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in that manner; like that
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
until now; so far; up to the present
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in comparison to; rather than
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
space (room, area, outer space)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
how; in what way; how about
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry