incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to have meaning; to be meaningful
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
leather shoes; leather boots
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
in advance; beforehand; previously
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
God; god; ace; king; superior person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such; like that; that sort of; very
to begin to walk; to set out
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)