query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to have medicine be effective
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
system; institution; organization; organisation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
trial; judgement; judgment
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being