to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
construction; establishment
progress; advance; making (good) progress
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force