about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
street at night; making a night journey
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
as (for); for; in the capacity of
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
serious look (on one's face); straight face
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to