at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
though; notwithstanding; although
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
middle of the night; dead of night
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how; in what way; by what means