the way back; the way home; return trip
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
all; entire; whole; altogether
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
second; number two; runner-up
scenery; scene; landscape
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wherein; therein; thereinto
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination