to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
myself; yourself; I; me; you
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
look!; there!; here!; that is
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
such; like that; that sort of; very
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
a great many words; huge number of words
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
so; like this; in this way
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
story; tale; talk; discussion