good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
but; however; provided that
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
beginning; outset; first; onset
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
time; hour; period; class
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
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
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)