to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to ask; to enquire; to query
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
imagination; supposition; guess
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
while; even though; despite
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means