star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to ask; to enquire; to query
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
incident; affair; happening; event
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
finding employment; getting a job
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
scene; spectacle; sight; view
as if nothing had happened
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
horror film; horror movie
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly