to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
good wife and wise mother
to be needed; to be wanted
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
in this way; thus; such; uh...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sweating easily; profuse sweater