to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
people; men and women; each person; everybody
wherein; therein; thereinto
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
by myself; in person; by oneself
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)