to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
door; gate; opening; title page
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
had better ...; may as well ...
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
what kind of business; what sort of matter
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
official business; public business
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to do together; to share; to participate in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
this (very thing); this precisely
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)