sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
financial power; financial means; wealth
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
modesty; humility; being humble
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
unopened; with an unbroken seal
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead