only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long (time); protracted; prolonged
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rather; better; instead; if anything
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
railroad; railway; rail transport
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
use; utility; profit; gain
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
stairs; stairway; staircase
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
discovery; detection; finding
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
than; from; out of; except; but; more
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
kava (Piper methysticum); cava; kavakava; cava; Spanish sparkling wine
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
article for everyday use; domestic article
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon