time; hour; period; class
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to wash away; to rinse off
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
long ago; already; a long time ago
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
each house; every house; many houses
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
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.)
had better ...; had better not ...