to begin; to set about; to start
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to slap; to strike; to spank
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
many colors; many colours
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
stupid idiot; total moron
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
dozens; scores of; decades
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
the other day; lately; recently
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty