to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
considerably; fairly; quite
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
principle of laissez-faire
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
family; members of a family
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be blown inside out (of an umbrella); (lit.) to become (the shape of) a sake cup
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
haircut of uniform length