number one; first; best; most; game; round
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
understood; I see; OK; present; here
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
such; like that; that sort of; very
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
story; tale; talk; discussion
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to have a talk; to tell a story
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
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
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
after that; afterwards; thereafter
several times; once or twice
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there