painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
soldier; combatant; warrior
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively