a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
single word; a few words; brief comment
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
while; even though; despite
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
owner (esp. of a business)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion