surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to recall; to remember; to recollect