almost; roughly; approximately
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be absorbed in reading
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
a person without a single relative
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be found; to be discovered
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to discuss; to talk together
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
again; once more; a second time
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to have a talk; to tell a story
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to gather; to collect; to assemble
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
instead; but (on the other hand)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(giving) instruction; initiation
to show up; to appear; to turn up