it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to approach; to draw near
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
packhorse; workhorse; hack
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
how; in what way; how about
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)