leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
while; during; while; although; all; both
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to look forward to something
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be needed; to be wanted
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
how; in what way; by what means
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
suffix for familiar person
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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?
perfect; complete; flawless
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(giving) instruction; initiation
to entrust; to leave to a person
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole