several people; a few people
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
that day; the very same day
cabinet (of a government); ministry
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
worry; mental agony; heartache
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to rush over; to run up to
absence; disregard; indifference
incident; affair; happening; event
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to begin talking; to open up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to have a talk; to tell a story
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come to one's senses; to calm down
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to lend an ear to; to listen to
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to