to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement