numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
profound elegance; refinement
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
round, wooden container for cooked rice
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
surely (not); certainly (not)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
time; hour; period; class
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
(some) more; even more; longer; further
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
don't you think?; indicates question
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below