near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
besides; in addition; also; moreover
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
distinction; differentiation; classification
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
how; in what way; by what means
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in