to apologize; to apologise
several minutes; a few minutes
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to be worried; to be troubled
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
grasp; catch; understanding
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be smeared; to be covered
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
periodic; regular; routine
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
for example; for instance; e.g.
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to jump up and down; to hop
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning