door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to be needed; to be wanted
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to have the privilege of doing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
time; season; period; phase; stage
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
last night; yesterday evening
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
even if; even though; however; no matter how
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)