useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to look around; to survey
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
place; situation; position; location
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
meaning; significance; sense
question; inquiry; enquiry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
woman; female; feminine gender
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
but; however; provided that