to press a question; to cross-examine
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
personal; individual; private
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
gender; distinction of sex; sex
boy; son; baby boy; young man
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
riskiness; (level of) danger
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
incident; affair; happening; event
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
possible; likely; probable