suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
work; business; company; study
although I say; although one might say; although called
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
something like ...; something called ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
settlement; solution; resolution