rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and; thereupon; because of that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
imperial throne; the Crown
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
instant; moment; for an instant
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend