to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
prize money; monetary award; reward
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
in succession; one by one
messenger; envoy; emissary
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is I who should say so
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tone (of voice); manner of talking
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
nine parts; nine percent; almost
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
relatively; comparatively
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed