to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to talk; to chat; to chatter
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
impossible; unlikely; improbable
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
how many people; a number of people
the ancients; ancient people
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the end; on top of that
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
telecommunications; correspondence
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
much less; to say nothing of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
scale; scope; plan; structure
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
only; merely; but; no more than
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)