in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be helpful; to be useful
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
overhead wires; elevated railway
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
lacking a plan; haphazard
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
studying very hard; studying like mad
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
after that; afterwards; thereafter
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
kindergartener; preschooler
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly