to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be found; to be discovered
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
prohibition; inhibition; ban
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
understood; I see; OK; present; here
results; record; grades; marks
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to discuss; to talk together
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
older sister; lass; young lady
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to care for someone; to look after someone
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
name; given name; first name
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
what with this and that; for a number of reasons