such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to detain; to check; to restrain
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
home area; home town; local
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
job hunting; job searching
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
employment; starting work
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
about; concerning; related to; -ish