until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
mental; spiritual; emotional
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to apologize; to apologise
meaning; significance; sense
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
sympathy; compassion; pity
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
impossible to do (although wants to)
accomplishment; execution
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
surroundings; environs; circumference
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable