now that you say that; now that you mention it
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
before ... days (months, etc.)
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
because of; owing to; due to
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
must not; should not; do not
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity