to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
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
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
lip-syncing; lip-synching
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
calm; composed; leisurely
to make a speech; to address
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
minimum; at the very least
extreme sadist; very sadistic
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to become desperate; to give in to despair
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
having said that; on the other hand
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
how; in what way; in what manner
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)