talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at that time; in those days
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
wherein; therein; thereinto
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; during; while; although; all; both
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
the last moment; the very end
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")