method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
while; during (the time when)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
finishing blow; coup de grâce
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
in that way; thus; so; so?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to pick up; to find; to gather
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
due form; official; formality
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished