wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
word game; wordplay; playing with words
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to repeat; to do something over again
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
instant; moment; for an instant
to stiffen; to become stiff
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...