hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to shake one's head (in denial)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
story; tale; talk; discussion
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
ago; since; before; previous
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
simply; merely; only; solely
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
troublesome; annoying; complicated
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
continuation; succession; series
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take over; to hand over
form; shape; figure; visage
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
I see; that's right; indeed
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
such; like that; that sort of; very