now that; since; so long as; because
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
question; inquiry; enquiry
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
management; administration; operation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
authenticity; credibility
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
training (animals); breaking (animals)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity