apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to have an idea; to have a clue
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to watch steadily; to stare
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pick up; to find; to gather
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
go that far; to that extent
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
anything and everything; just about everything
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality