employment (long term); hire
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to rise; to erect; to get up
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize