to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
by myself; in person; by oneself
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
advanced level; high grade; senior
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
a short while ago; already
to get between; to be caught in
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to have meaning; to be meaningful
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise