to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
go that far; to that extent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to trample down; to devastate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
too much; excessively; too
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
connection; link; relationship
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
beyond that point; after that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient