formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
reason; cause; circumstances
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
by myself; in person; by oneself
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
understood; I see; OK; present; here
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally