rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
newspaper story (article, account)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to call again; to call someone back
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
different newspaper (esp. by a different publisher); another newspaper
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
fortune-telling; divination
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
author; writer; novelist; artist
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to talk; to chat; to chatter