quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
how; in what way; by what means
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that's true; of course; obviously
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
how much; how many; to what extent
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
comparatively; relatively