greater than ...; bigger ...
short and stout; small but wide around
big man; large man; tall man; giant
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
very; extremely; excessively
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
forcibly; against one's will
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
street; quarter; district; area
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
clearing one's throat; cough
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
decision; determination; resolution
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof