because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
surname; family name; last name
to call each other; to call out to one another
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
the other day; lately; recently
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
way out; means to escape; escape route
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance