that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
manner of using one's hands
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
(present) head of a family
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
property; fortune; assets
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
somehow; for some reason or other
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to run through; to run past
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with