first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
consequence; outcome; result; blame
don't worry about it; forget about it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to have the privilege of doing
to say; to be called; to do