to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
relatively; comparatively
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
that is to say; so that means
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing