desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
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)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
how; in what way; how about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
please (give me); please (do for me)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why