to sit down; to take a seat
tone (of voice); manner of talking
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
memory; sense; experience
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
first offence; first offense; first offender
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
master painter; great artist
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail