only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
back off!; leave me alone!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be needed; to be wanted
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak