notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to be needed; to be wanted
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
regret; repentance; remorse
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
practice; practising; training; study
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to begin to walk; to set out
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be silent; to say nothing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of