to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
retreating figure; appearance from behind
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
such; like that; that sort of; very
to shake one's head (in denial)
door; gate; opening; title page
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
go that far; to that extent
memory; sense; experience