direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dominion; territory; possession
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be prolonged; to drag on
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
simply; merely; only; solely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
really; truly; indeed; good grief
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
body and soul; mind and body
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
alone; by oneself; on one's own
accomplishment; execution
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary