origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
something like ...; something called ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to unfold; to unroll; to open
tedious; boring; being fed up with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
since when; from when; how long
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hey there; I say; see here
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored