somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to forget to say; to forget to mention
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spy; secret agent; spying
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation