to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
invitation; introduction; temptation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round