one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
breeding; raising; rearing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
about; concerning; related to; -ish
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pick up; to find; to gather
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk about divorce or separation
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing