cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
living room (Western style); sitting room
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
changing clothes; change of clothes
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be surprised; to be astonished
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
government worker; public servant; civil servant
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
local news section; the city desk
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
examination; investigation; prosecution
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion