to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
speech; expression; wording; language
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to have a talk; to tell a story
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
according to plan; as planned; on target
to bring back; to restore
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
royal capital; imperial capital
theatre; theater; playhouse
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security