missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to say; to be pleased to say
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
much less; to say nothing of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
silence; stillness; quietness
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(period of) a year; during an era
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to engage in lively conversation
school festival; campus festival
when it becomes; when it comes to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful