here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
accumulation; accumulate; store
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
my husband; one's family; family member
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
summer vacation; summer holiday
to speak; to hear a voice
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
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.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
reality; actuality; hard fact
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage