promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in comparison to; rather than
preference; priority; precedence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
time; hour; period; class
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
sea monster; green turtle
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work