to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
participation; joining; entry
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
does not; can not; will not
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
of course; certainly; naturally
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy