increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
pretext; pretense; pretence
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
myself; yourself; I; me; you
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)