how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nod; inclination of the head
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent