grasp;  catch;  understanding
 stockpile;  reserves;  storing;  stocking up;  laying in (supplies)
 because ...;  for ...;  the reason being ...;  as for ...;  when it comes to ...;  regarding ...
 to go over the top;  to act without restraint;  to cut loose
 millennium;  one thousand years; (fig.) long time
 turning point;  critical juncture;  knot (in a tree, etc.)
 to go out to meet;  to receive;  to welcome;  to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family);  to call for;  to summon
 happy;  auspicious;  propitious;  naive
 year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 still;  yet;  more;  still more;  as ...;  like ...
 plentiful;  abundant;  definitely extant
 even if;  even though;  even;  too;  whether ... or ...;  no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
 to come together;  to join;  to get married;  to become a married couple
 extra;  more;  unnecessary;  needless;  all the more;  even more
 to stop;  to turn off;  to park;  to prevent;  to suppress (a cough);  to stop (someone from doing something);  to dissuade
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 to swell;  to rise;  to bulge;  to rouse;  to get excited
 result;  consequence;  coming to fruition;  bearing fruit;  as a result;  consequently
 always;  without exception;  necessarily;  certainly;  without fail;  positively
 right arm;  right-hand man;  right hand;  right-handed pitcher
 to wash;  to cleanse;  to inquire into;  to investigate;  to purify (one's heart);  to lave (e.g. shore)
 full of things one could poke fun at;  full of inconsistencies;  absolutely ridiculous
 to unfold;  to unroll;  to open
 knob;  handle;  snack (to have with a drink);  side dish;  a pinch (e.g. of salt);  (file) handle
 to eat;  to live on (e.g. a salary);  to live off;  to subsist on
 occasionally;  once in a while;  now and then;  rarely;  seldom
 to talk;  to speak;  to tell;  to explain;  to speak (a language)
 enjoyable;  fun;  pleasant;  happy;  delightful
 as expected;  sure enough;  after all (is said and done);  in the end;  too;  also
 constitution (physical);  physical make-up;  predisposition (to disease);  character (of a group, organization, etc.);  innate characteristics;  make-up
 that's the way it is;  yes;  is that so?;  is it?
 sake cup;  cup for alcoholic beverages;  counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.;  counter for boats;  counter for octopuses and squid;  cup (in sports)
 (in the) neighbourhood;  neighborhood;  around;  about;  for instance;  say
 awfully;  frightfully;  desperately;  violently;  unduly;  extremely
 inducing;  causing;  triggering;  giving rise to
 as is;  as it is;  as things are;  like this;  this way;  at this rate
 to sleep (lying down);  to go to bed;  to lie in bed;  to lie down;  to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse);  to lie flat (e.g. of hair);  to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)