what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
(period of) a year; during an era
foreign; abroad; overseas
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
of course; certainly; naturally
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one more time; once more; once again
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on