this and that; one thing or another
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; this sort of; like this
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)