cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
production (e.g. play); direction
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be manageable; to be able to handle
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
essence; true nature; substance; reality
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
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...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
serious; not joking; straight
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
within; inside of; less than
to state; to express; to mention
writing; composition; essay; sentence
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average