after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
strong person; the strong; the powerful
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
quantitative; concerning the quantity
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to look around; to survey
while; during; while; although; all; both
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble