calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
honorific/polite/humble prefix
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how; in what way; how about
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be silent; to say nothing
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
assertion; declaration; affirmation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason