to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
not caring; not giving a damn
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
even though; despite; when
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
in comparison to; rather than
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one night; one evening; all night; overnight