to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
nonchalant air; unruffled air
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm