very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
feigned tears; crocodile tears
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to lie down; to throw oneself down
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
for your information; I'm telling you
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
second day of the month; two days
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
near; close; beside; third person
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink