in comparison to; rather than
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to understand from experience
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
examination; investigation; prosecution
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
such; like that; that sort of; very
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to pass (of time); to elapse
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
feeling; sense; impression
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sign; indication; omen; symptom
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
that's the way it is; such is life
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mobile telephone; cellular telephone