bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
together with; same; both; all; including ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
free (of charge); gratuitous
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
voyage; passage; travelling
prohibition; inhibition; ban
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...