stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the reverse; other side; lining
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn towards; to point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
many; much; plenty; hardly
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to be filled to bursting; to burst
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about