thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to entrust; to leave to a person
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
clearing one's throat; cough
to make a speech; to address
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to be at a loss for words
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
softly; mildly; gently; politely
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity