near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
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
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
how long; how much; to what extent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
name; given name; first name
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
interruption; suspension; break
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour