to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fourth day of the month; four days
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to show unwillingness (to do); to be reluctant (to do); to look annoyed; to show signs of finding something bothersome
and yet; though; when; in spite of
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
time; season; period; phase; stage
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to add (to); to add on; to append
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
otherwise; or else; if not