to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
factory manager; works manager
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to close (one's eyes); to shut
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
without; but if; otherwise; or else
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
river; stream; River; the ... river