polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
president (of a society); chairman
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
number one; first; best; most; game; round
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
company president; manager; director
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in that way; thus; so; so?
clearing one's throat; cough
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need