talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
feeling; sense; impression
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
scene; sight; scenario; setting
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to sink (into); to get depressed
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling