hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
contradiction; inconsistency
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to entrust; to leave to a person
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
middle of the night; dead of night
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case