editor (in publishing, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to rock; to shake; to swing
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building