prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
because of; owing to; due to
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
unseasonable; out of season
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...