preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
occasional; infrequent; rare
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
comfort; consolation; diversion
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er