to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
go that far; to that extent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
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?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
older brother; elder brother
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in comparison to; rather than
to be born; to come into the world
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in that way; like that; that way
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)