endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
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
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
second day of the month; two days
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
president (of a society); chairman
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily