that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be cleared of a charge
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night