because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
honorific/polite/humble prefix
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
relatively; comparatively
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to discuss; to talk together
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
surely; certainly; without doubt
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind