to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
last night; yesterday evening
two persons; two people; pair; couple
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
close; intimate; on good terms
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
beginning; outset; first; onset
relatively; comparatively
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
time; season; period; phase; stage
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
had better ...; had better not ...
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
now; soon; already; yet; further; more