to have a talk; to tell a story
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to begin talking; to open up
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
physical law; laws of physics
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
disorder; chaos; confusion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
fixed date; settlement date
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
training; drill; practice; discipline
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street