to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
after school (at the end of the day)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to have a talk; to tell a story
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; workplace
serious; not joking; straight
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to come to one's senses; to calm down
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
alone; by oneself; on one's own
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
four corners; four ordinal directions
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!