person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
restoration; repair; mending
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point