authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
time; season; period; phase; stage
engagement; business; affair; use; need
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
while; during; while; although; all; both
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)