platform; home; home base; home plate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to thrust away; to send flying
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
society; the world; the times
that's the way it is; such is life
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention