keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
softy; pushover; wishy-washy person
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to put one's strength into
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
go that far; to that extent
since when; from when; how long
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
beginning; outset; first; onset
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
settlement; solution; resolution
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
time; season; period; phase; stage