to throw open; to leave open
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sailor suit; middy uniform
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
reform; reformation; reorganization
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
than; from; out of; except; but; more
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
and; thereupon; because of that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
club activities; extracurricular activities
connection; link; relationship
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)