passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
time; hour; period; class
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
serious; severe; grave; acute
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
nothing but; except; no more than
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)