scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
moron; idiot; stupid person
really; truly; indeed; good grief
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily