as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
same; similar; (just) like; equal
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to surround; to crowd around
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to pluck; to pick; to tear
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
gossip; corner of the mouth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to be conspicuous; to stand out
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
way of speaking; intimation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
transcendence; excellence; superiority
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and; thereupon; because of that
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
results; record; grades; marks
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit