tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
about; concerning; related to; -ish
article; news story; report; account
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
writing; composition; essay; sentence
favourite motto; pet saying
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at least; at most; (even) just
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
forgetting; lapse of memory
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to have a talk; to tell a story
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come