to begin (doing); to start (doing)
rest; break; recess; intermission
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
shore; bank (of a body of water)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
south face; south side; facing south; ascending the throne; ruling (as emperor)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
belatedly; though a little too late
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
very interesting; of great interest
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
at once; there and then; immediately
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about