to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
one's family (home) background (environment)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suffix for familiar person
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
that's the way it is; such is life
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
general; popular; common; typical
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy