to fall completely silent; to become still as death
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
horseplay; fooling around
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get between; to be caught in
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)