to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tone (of voice); manner of talking
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
last week; the week before
go that far; to that extent
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe