bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
meaning; significance; sense
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
orphan; person without friends
to collect; to assemble; to gather
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become