to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
it hasn't been long since
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to have a talk; to tell a story
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
in the same manner as before; the same as always
that; the matter in question
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally