to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such ... as; or some such
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stop walking; to pause
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
while; during; while; although; all; both
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
woman; female; feminine gender
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
adds force or indicates command
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
because of; owing to; due to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
each nation; many nations; many countries
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...