to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
time; hour; period; class
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)