to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
walking briskly; determinedly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
index finger; forefinger; second toe
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
clearing one's throat; cough
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
about; concerning; related to; -ish
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)