to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
no!; no no!; no, not at all
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking