busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
president (of a society); chairman
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
planning; project; plan; design
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
considerably; fairly; quite
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
family; members of a family
maintenance; preservation; improvement