explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
student (esp. a university student)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
kolbasa (semi-dry Russian sausage); calpas
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
go that far; to that extent
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in that way; thus; so; so?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
suffix for familiar person
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!