to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
convenient; handy; useful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
weight; heavyweight boxer
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
everything; anything; nothing
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
many; a lot; much; multitude
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)