indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
educational institution; school; academy; campus
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
recent photograph or photography
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
author; writer; novelist; artist
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
notice; attention; observation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish