to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to tell; to state; to do
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
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
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stabilization; stabilisation
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
moving about; stirring about
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for