nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
surname; family name; last name
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
newcomer; initiate; rookie
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to be silent; to say nothing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to work hard; to work diligently
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance