key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
it is not (like that) either
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
door; gate; opening; title page
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
story; tale; talk; discussion
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
many; much; plenty; hardly
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)