companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
not a little; not a few; considerable
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
simply; merely; only; solely
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all; entire; whole; altogether
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
use; utilization; utilisation; application
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)