job; work; duties; trade; skill
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
little by little; bit by bit
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
footbath (for improving blood circulation)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
absence; disregard; indifference
(not) even once; (not) ever
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
don't you think?; indicates question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through