ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
(some) more; even more; longer; further
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
conviction; belief; confidence
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
invitation; introduction; temptation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
then; well; so; well then