to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
woman; female; feminine gender
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
go that far; to that extent
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
because of; owing to; due to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scenery; scene; landscape
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)