oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
height (of body); stature
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
large number (of); many; majority
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
scene; spectacle; sight; view
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo