making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
no, not like that (but like this)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
well-bred; of good upbringing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
work; business; company; study
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
adds force or indicates command
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
father; dad; husband; you; he
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
general idea; concept; notion
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...