monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
himself; yourself; herself
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
trial; judgement; judgment
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
clerk; office worker; office staff
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
help; assistance; service
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
just a minute; small quantity
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
use; utilization; utilisation; application
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about