to repeat; to be frequent
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
long; drawn-out; very long
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
boastful speech; bragging
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
main question; real issue at hand
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
process; course; mechanism
master; teacher; stable master
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct