thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
king; king; king (chess piece)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
finding employment; getting a job
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)