to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
like this; in this way; as you see
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to take a breath; to take a short rest
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to have a talk; to tell a story
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
failure; mistake; blunder
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
practical question (problem); practical matter
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to apologize; to apologise
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
don't worry about it; forget about it
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
individual; one by one; separate; each
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily