judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
quarrel; dispute; argument
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
drop of water; polka dots
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
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
just because; even if; even though
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
he; she; that person; (arch.) you