upper; upward; outer; surface; top
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
single word; a few words; brief comment
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
myself; yourself; I; me; you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment