is it?; isn't it?; be; is
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
immediately; right away; on the spot
inside; interior; inner part
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
war; battle; match; game; competition
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
(right at the) side; just beside
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions