with the exception of; excepting; excluding
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by myself; in person; by oneself
number of times; frequency; count
than; from; out of; except; but; more
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
almost; roughly; approximately
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
rice and curry; curry rice
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down