that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
such; like that; that sort of; very
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly