to attempt; to test; to try out
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
it's no joke; gimme a break!
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
just a minute; small quantity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit