the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
all; entire; whole; altogether
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; (lit.) salary thief
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice